Jennifer Pak

And the two sides reached a sort of pause last fall.

But it's fragile.

The two leaders are keen to stabilize the relationship.

Chinese media showed roads leading out of the Beijing capital airport were lined with U.S.

and Chinese flags side by side to greet Trump's arrival.

An editorial in the state-owned People's Daily said, China-U.S.

relations cannot go back to what it was in the past, but there could be a better future.

Jennifer Pak, NPR News, Beijing.

Trump was the last U.S.

president to visit since 2017.

And after all of the ceremonial pomp, Trump still launched a trade war with China.

He imposed even more tariffs and sanctions last year when he returned to office.

Chinese officials retaliated.

And the two sides reached a sort of pause last fall.

But it's fragile.

The two leaders are keen to stabilize the relationship.

Chinese media showed roads leading out of the Beijing capital airport were lined with U.S.

and Chinese flags

side by side to greet Trump's arrival.

An editorial in the state-owned People's Daily said, China-U.S.